Author: Erik J. Heels

Last night’s MCT Auction <http://www.mctauction.com/> was a huge success. The final numbers are not in (or at least I don’t know them), but it appears that the auction raised about $60,000 for our school, which is great.

The auction booket listed the MCats as follows:

“MCats Gig

McCarthy-Towne’s own parent rock band, the MCats, will play for your special event! You can even customize the playlist from their ever-growing repertoire of music, which spans the decades and genres. The MCats have a proven track record of providing GREAT entertainment to their audiences, both young and old.

Donor: The Heels, Gitelman, Greenspan, Oltsik, Stein, and Tighe Families
Value: Priceless”

Unfortunately, the MCats were auctioned off first (out of 49 items), and things moved so quickly, that before you could say MMM-Cats, the auction was over. I guess we didn’t communicate that we were willing to play two gigs, so we also ended up being the last item auctioned off. But despite having the two worst auction spots, we raised $900 for the school ($550 for the first, $350 for the second). The two gigs are code-named ChipStock and HeelsStock, for their respective buyers. Yes, we bought the band. Hey, it’s all for a good cause, and we now have tentative plans for my 40th birthday party (6/6).

Plus our second annual “band meeting” was a blast, as usual.

Rock on. You know, for the kids!

In preparation for today’s MCT Auction (at which the MCats will again be auctioned off), I’ve put together our set and jam lists.

MCats Set List

Songs the MCats have played at gig, with “gig” defined as any event at which we used a sound board. The number in parentheses is the number of times we’ve performed that song.

(4) All Star / Smash Mouth / 3:21
(4) I’m a Believer / The Monkees / 2:46
(4) Werewolves Of London / Warren Zevon / 3:31
(4) What I Like About You / The Romantics / 2:58

(3) Back On The Chain Gang / Pretenders / 3:39
(3) Dirty Water / The Standells / 2:44
(3) Good Lovin’ / Grateful Dead / 1:52
(3) I Wanna Be Sedated / The Ramones / 2:23
(3) Money for Nothing / Dire Straits / 8:28
(3) Peace, Love and Understanding / Elvis Costello / 3:12
(3) Roam / The B-52’s / 4:55
(3) Tide Is High / Blondie / 3:50

(2) American Idiot / Green Day / 2:54
(2) Birthday / The Beatles / 2:42
(2) In the Midnight Hour / Wilson Pickett / 2:37
(2) Just What I Needed / The Cars / 3:44
(2) Middle of the Road / Pretenders / 4:17
(2) One More Time / Joe Jackson / 3:18
(2) Should I Stay or Should I Go / The Clash / 3:09
(2) Soul Man / Sam & Dave / 2:40
(2) Sugar Magnolia / Grateful Dead / 7:17
(2) Whip It / Devo / 2:43
(2) You Really Got Me / The Kinks / 3:31

(1) Heaven / Los Lonely Boys / 3:49
(1) I Want Candy / Bow Wow Wow / 2:46
(1) La Bamba / Ritchie Valens / 2:09
(1) Monster Mash / Bobby “Boris” Pickett / 3:13
(1) Spooky / Atlanta Rhythm Section / 5:04
(1) Vertigo / U2 / 3:18

MCats Jam List

Songs that the MCats have played at various practices and parties, including Jon & Wendy’s Cue & Cue party (11/05/05) and Betsy’s New Year’s Eve party (12/31/05).

A Girl Like You / The Smithereens / 4:23
Baby Can I Hold You / Tracy Chapman / 3:14
Bang A Gong (Get It On) / T. Rex / 4:21
Big Yellow Taxi / Joni Mitchell / 3:09
D’yer Mak’er / Led Zeppelin / 4:11
Feelin’ Alright / Joe Cocker / 3:22
Give Me One Reason / Tracy Chapman / 4:16
I Don’t Want to Miss a Thing / Aerosmith / 4:33
It’s Too Late / Carole King/ 3:53
Look What You’ve Done / Jet / 3:50
Love Her Madly / The Doors / 3:19
Love Shack / The B-52s / 5:16
No Matter What / Badfinger / 3:00
Psycho Killer / Talking Heads / 4:28
Rock And Roll / Led Zeppelin / 4:16
The Wind Cries Mary / Jimi Hendrix / 3:05
There She Goes / The La’s / 2:32
Up On Cripple Creek / The Band / 4:31
Walk This Way / Aerosmith / 4:12
Whipping Post / The Allman Brothers Band / 5:22

Wilson Picket died on 01/19/06.

The MCats have been performing Wilson Pickett’s hit song “In The Midnight Hour” since the band’s inception in 2005.

Josh’s other band, The Groove Pops, is playing at the Sit’n Bull in Maynard.

Details:

Thursday February 16 at the Sit’NBull Pub, Maynard MA.

The Groove Pops are on from 9 to 12.

If you want dinner before the show (award-winning ribs!), call the Sit’n Bull at 978-897-7232 for reservations.
For more info, visit www.sitnbull.com.

Josh mentioned that this is their first big gig, and if nobody comes, it’ll be their last. I’m planning on attending and may walk over, as it’s right across the street from my office.

In January 2005, our band manager Wendy gathered up a few brave souls to jam during the silent auction portion of the annual McCarthy-Town school (Acton, MA) auction. The plan was for the band to get together and rehearse a couple times prior to the gig in March 2005. It was our chance to live out a fantasy and have some fun, while raising money for our school. As Wendy said, “We’ll play a few songs then live forever in rock ‘n’ roll infamy – at least within McCarthy Towne.” One gig turned into two, two into three, three into four. And now we’re starting year two.

The MCats is not organized in any legal sense. We do not play for profit. We play for fun. And to help raise money for our kids’ school. This is our website. This is our story. Happy birthday MCats! Rock on!